LSU Cheerleader Kip Carter was struck by a vehicle on River Road early Sunday morning, according to his mother Dana Carter.
Dana Carter said her son sustained injuries to his neck and vertebrae, a concussion and a hematoma — a collection of blood outside the blood vessels — to the brain. She said he is currently in ICU at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and is “doing better.”
Dana Carter said she received a phone call around 3:30 a.m. explaining the incident, but she is not sure of the exact time of the hit-and-run.
“We really don’t know everything, but I know he was walking home from a friend’s house, from some apartments by his,” she said. “He lives in Lake Beau Pre. ”
Lake Beau Pre is a subdivision located off River Road.
Baton Rouge Police Department officers confirmed a hit-and-run incident occurred on River Road this weekend, but details have not yet been released.
Chain Facebook statuses and TigerDroppings.com updates began circulating Sunday concerning the accident.
“Everyone look out for a grayish tan [Chevrolet] Suburban or [Chevrolet] Tahoe with a missing headlight and mirror. It’s the one that hit Kip Carter on River Road and drove away last night. Call the police if found,” the Facebook post states.
 
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